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Ruggers rejoice as NZ Rugby World takes top magazine honours

John Baker

If our office is any guide, there are plenty of bleary-eyed, slow-moving, grease-craving media folk today following the mid-winter Christmas party that is the Magazine Awards last night at the Pullman. And, after 56 awards across 14 categories were handed out, it was a night for the ruggers to celebrate, with Tangible Media’s NZ Rugby World taking home the top two awards of the night, supreme editor of the year for Gregor Paul and supreme magazine of the year.

The judges said: “This is a totally professional package … strong well-designed covers, excellent mix of analysis, profiles and short features, strong use of action photographs in the design; it communicates excellence and credibility with strong, opinionated columnists, and a good ‘blokey’ laconic tone. Perfectly pitched to the readership.”

Julie Dalzell was handed the Lifetime Achievement award, which is given at the discretion of the MPA Board to recognise an outstanding contribution to the magazine publishing industry. Previous recipients have been Robin Beckett, Warwick Roger, Reg Birchfield, Jean Wishart, Lindsey Dawson and Paula Ryan.

Dalzell was the launch editor of Cuisine in 1986, purchased the magazine in 1988. She went on to launch Cuisine in Australia (1995). She the magazine until 2002, and finally sold it in 2003. Cuisine picked up four awards this year, including best magazine and best cover design in the food category.

Fairfax took out the publishers’ title with 19 awards, followed by Tangible Media, which brought home its biggest ever haul with 15 awards. NZ Magazines won nine and ACP Magazines didn’t enter.

Other highlights of the night included NZ Fishing World’s Geoff Thomas refusing to eat the main course of fish because he doesn’t eat it unless he’s caught it, killed it and cooked it himself.

Results

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Sport & Leisure category

NZ Rugby World, Tangible Media

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Special Interest category

OHbaby!, OHbaby! Ltd

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Youth category

Rip It Up, Satellite Media

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Home, Food & Garden category

Cuisine, Fairfax Magazines

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Lifestyle category

NZ Life & Leisure, Fairfax Magazines

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Mass Market category

NZ Listener, NZ Magazines

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Business category

Idealog, Tangible Media

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Trade Professional category

NZ Marketing, Tangible Media

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Custom & Membership Publishing category

Real, Fairfax Magazines

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – Sport & Leisure category

Gregor Paul, NZ Rugby World, Tangible Media

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – General Interest & Entertainment category

James Frankham, New Zealand Geographic, Kowhai Publishing

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – Special Interest category

Melissa Gardi, NZ Weddings, Tangible Media

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – Youth category

Philip Bell, Rip It Up, Satellite Media

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – Home, Food & Garden category

Sally Duggan, NZ House & Garden, Fairfax Magazines

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – Lifestyle category

Kate Coughlan, NZ Life & Leisure, Fairfax Magazines

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – Mass Market category

Pamela Stirling, NZ Listener, NZ Magazines

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Joint Winners – Business category

Matt Cooney, Idealog, Tangible Media AND Mark Revington, Unlimited, Fairfax Magazines

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – Trade Professional category

David Gapes, AdMedia, Mediaweb

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – Custom & Membership Publishing category

Claire McCall, Real, Fairfax Magazines

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Consumer category

Joe Bennett, NZ Gardener, Fairfax Magazines

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Business category

David Slack, Unlimited, Fairfax Magazines

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Sport & Leisure category

Rebecca Hayter, Independent Journalist, for writing in Boating NZ

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Special Interest category

Sarah Heeringa, Good, Tangible Media

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Home, Food & Garden category

Victoria Wells, Dish, Tangible Media

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Lifestyle category

Lisa Scott, Independent Journalist for writing in Next, and North & South

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Mass Market category

Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener, NZ Magazines

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Business category

Matt Philp, Unlimited, Fairfax Magazines

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – Custom & Membership Publishing category

Rebecca Hayter, Independent Journalist for writing in Sky Sport Magazine & Alive

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Sport & Leisure category

The Cut, Fairfax Magazines

Highly Commended

NZRugby World, Tangible Media

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – General Interest & Entertainment category

New Zealand Geographic, Kowhai Publishing

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Special Interest category

Good, Tangible Media

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Youth category

Girlfriend, NZ Magazines

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Home, Food & Garden category

Cuisine, Fairfax Magazines

BEST COVER DESIGN

Highly Commended – Home, Food & Garden category

Dish, Tangible Media

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Lifestyle category

NZ Life & Leisure, Fairfax Magazines

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Mass Market category

NZ Listener, NZ Magazines

BEST COVER DESIGN

Highly Commended – Mass Market category

New Idea, NZ Magazines

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Business category

Idealog, Tangible Media

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Trade Professional category

AdMedia, Mediaweb

BEST COVER DESIGN

Winner – Custom & Membership Publishing category

Co., Tangible Media

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Sport & Leisure category

Des Frith, The Cut and NZ Autocar, Fairfax Magazines

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Special Interest category

Sheryl Burson, OHbaby! Ohbaby! Ltd

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Youth category

Lisa Taylor, Creme, NZ Magazines

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Home, Food & Garden category

Sally Fullam, Dish, Tangible Media

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Mass Market category

Bela Trussell-Cullen, New Idea, NZ Magazines

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Business category

Johanna John, Unlimited, Fairfax Magazines

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Trade Professional category

Kyra Bradcock, Threaded, Threaded Media

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Highly Commended – Trade Professional category

Alice Huang, NZ Retail, Tangible Media

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Custom & Membership Publishing category

Cindy Hurst, Real, Fairfax Magazines

BEST LAUNCH / RE-LAUNCH

Winner

Good, Tangible Media

BEST USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Winner

Feature: ‘What a Way of Life’, NZ Life & Leisure, Fairfax Magazines

BEST USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Highly Commended

Feature: ‘Tui’, New Zealand Geographic, Kowhai Publishing Feature: ‘Meet the Meat’, Dish, Tangible Media Feature: ‘Massive Attack’, Simply You, NZ Magazines

MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF MAGAZINES BY AN ADVERTISER

Winner

Heinz Watties (Golden Circle) & OMD, for LOL Fruit Juice launch campaign in Creme, NZ Magazines

BEST INTEGRATION OF PRINT WITH OTHER MEDIA

Winner

OHbaby!, OHbaby! Ltd

BEST INTEGRATION OF PRINT WITH OTHER MEDIA

Highly Commended

Get Growing with NZ Gardener, Fairfax Magazines

BEST SUBSCRIPTIONS PROMOTION BY A SINGLE TITLE

Winner Cuisine, Fairfax Magazines

ADVERTISING SALES ACHIEVEMENT

Winner

Leonie Smits, Reseller News, Fairfax Magazines

BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Winner

Cuisine Artisan Awards, Cuisine, Fairfax Magazines

 

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